Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-09

from severe attack of typhoid-mala
rial fever.
| Look out for ID. Jenkins holida,
advertisement next week 1t will pay
you to wait.
Read the new advertisement Of J
Deller to be found in this issue of The
Democrat.
We are glad to learn that Jane,
Spensley is slowly recovering from thu
sickness that has kept him house
bound for the past three weeks.
Henry Williams had his left fore
finger crushed while coupling cars OF
Friday last. Dr. Tallman dressed the
wound. The finger will doubtless be
saved.
The Good Templars will give a dime
entertainment this (Friday) evening
| to be followed by Coffee and Cake
sOciable. Admission ten cents, which
pays for the entertainment and refresh
ments. Everybody invited.
Neither horses, mules nor cattle will
be allowed to run at large in the
streets OF the city after to-day, Friday
Dec. 9. Owners should be careful to
keep up their stock, and by so doing
will avoid unnecessary trouble and ex
pense.
During the week John Legler, of
this city, has paid out very near fifteen
hundred dollars to farmers for milk
fusnished by them to the Bloomfield
creamery and the Uren cheese factory
in Waldwick.
Thomas Durkin of Yellowstone,
who was seriously injured sometime
ago, having collar bone and leg frac-
tured, has nearly recovered under the
treatment of DIR. William Eastman, of
this city.
William Johnson, of Willow Springs,
Walter Evans, of Mineral Point, and
John C. Martin, of Waldwick, attended
the national conference of prohibition
lists which was held in Chicago last
week, and returned home with in
creased enthusiasm for their party.
The body of an unknown man was
discovered on Tuesday morning near
Monroe. From papers found on his
person his name is supposed to be NJ.
Hahn. From spectacles and patent
medicines found in his satchel, it is
presumed that he was a peddler. The
doctor who examined the body gave it
as his opinion that the man had fallen
in a fit and died.
Mont Stephens met with painful
accident while repairing well drilling
machine on Wednesday afternoon.
The fore finger of the right hand was
caught in the machine and the top
picked off. DR.. Tallman was called
and amputated it at the first joint
Mont will Fortunately suffer no more
serious injury than the loss of a portion
of the finger.
The entertainment given nightly by
the kickapoo Indian medicine COM
pany are well attended. On last Sat-
urday evening the exciting border
drama, "Nina, the Wild Flower of the
Mountain" was presented and drew out
a crowded house. We understand that
the company will remain in this city
until Saturday, Dec. II, and by that
time the Kickapoo remedies ought to
be pretty well advertised in the vicinity
of Mineral Point, at least.
Farmers and other citizens of this
vicinity are requested to meet at the
City hall on Saturday afternoon, Dec.
Il, to make arrangements for holding
the farmers institute in this city on
Jan. II and Is, 1888. The Wisconsin
farmers institute has become famous
as a school for acquiring a knowledge
of agriculture. The one held in Min
eral Point last winter was very success
full and profitable, and all of our cit
liens should lend their efforts to make
the coming one still more successful.
Elsewhere in The Democrat the
chief Of police offers a reward of five
dollars for information leading to the
conviction of any person or persons
breaking injuring or interfering with
the street lamps. Quite number of
lamps have been broken and others
have been repeatedly blown out; an6
it has been determined to bring the
guilty parties to justice and, if possible
put a stop to the practice of interior.
ing with the light of the city.
The town of Lar rimore, Dakota
where John Kieffer. formerly of Min
eral Point, is engaged in business, was
recently visited by a very disastrou:
fire which destroyed many business
houses. 1t was at first reported tina
Mr.. Kieffer's store building and good
were destroyed. 1t appears, however
that the building belonging to the firm
of Kieffer 4 Regsn. of which MI
Kieffer is senior member, while con
siderably damaged by fire was no
burned down. The goods were re
moved and considerable loss was sus
tanned through rough handling, break
age, loss and theft. There was an in
! surance of about fourteen thousan
dollars on building and goods, Will
the loss amounted to about thre
thousand